What won the race: After leading the first two laps from the outside front-row, Jake Neal of Omaha, Neb., took the lead for good on lap 13 and paced the final 17 circuits, winning Saturday's Malvern Bank Super Late Model West Series feature at Off Road Speedway and collecting $3,000.
Key notes: The victory is the third of Neal's career, with the Malvern Bank Super Late Model Series. ... Bill Leighton Jr., of Lavista, Neb., claimed the runner-up position, 0.619 seconds behind Neal. ... Fifth-starting Justin Zeitner of Malvern, Iowa, moved as high as second place by lap 15, but faded in the closing laps and finished third. ... Attempting to defend his Malvern Bank Super Late Model Series victory at Off Road Speedway, fellow Malvern-native, Jesse Sobbing, finished fourth. ... After leading laps six through 12, polesitter Kyle Berck of Marquette, Neb., faded to finish eighth. ... After winning Friday's $3,000 weekend opener at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Tad Pospisil advanced to lead laps three through five before suffering rear suspension failure on lap six and being relegated to finish 24th at his home track. ... Saturday's feature, the sixth of 22 scheduled races this season, was slowed by four cautions and lasted 23 minutes, with 19 competitors completing all 30 laps.
On the move: Bill Leighton Jr. of Lavista, Neb., started 11th and finished second.
Winner's sponsors: Neal’s Swartz Race Car has a KS Engineering engine and sponsorship from All Makes Collision, H&H Racing, Beard Vet Coffee, I-80 Farms, Precision Performance, Diamond J Custom Services, Lajoie Seats, Hooker Harnesses, Hess Technology Designs, Prevost Racing, Downtown Recycling, Channel Seed, Midwest Outlaw Garage, Schoenfeld Headers, Wehr’s Machine and SSS Motorsports.
Current weather: Overcast, 73°F
Car count: 27
Fast qualifier: Josh Krug
Time: 14.340 seconds
Polesitter: Kyle Berck
Heat race winners: Tad Pospisil, Andy Eickhoff, J.C. Wyman, Ben Schaller, , , ,
Consolation race winners: Cole Wayman, , ,
Provisional starters: Brian Kosiski, Jeff Segebart, Jim Johnson, Junior Coover,
Next series race: April 23, Stuart International Speedway (Stuart, IA) $3,000